Example sentences of "[conj] now it [be] [adv] [verb] " in BNC.
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1 | ‘ This thing has been smouldering for years and now it 's finally broken through . |
2 | Lesley saw it more as a letting-off of repressed energy : ‘ I think this thing has been smouldering for years and now it 's finally broken through . |
3 | And now it 's finally happening . |
4 | ‘ Planned it for years to give me pleasure in my retirement and now it 's just getting into a mess . |
5 | So that 's all arranged and now it 's just waiting for everything |
6 | He says it 'd be devastating — we built the bungalow just 6 years ago and I 've built the farm up over the years and now it 's all going to go under water . |
7 | And now it 's almost finished , except for one last job . |
8 | He had worked at the idea with all the intensity of youth , and now it was about to bear fruit . |
9 | I wish I could join him in the corridor , but now it is so crammed that there is no room . |
10 | But now it 's not increasing as quickly , its gradient has come down a bit . |
11 | But now it 's gradually starting to improve again , and we 're hoping that this will continue . ’ |
12 | In its heyday it must have been a good little vehicle , but now it was definitely finished . |
13 | But now it was all opening up a little . |